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Neon vs Supabase
Supabase offers an open-source Postgres platform but lacks built-in AI gateway and serverless functions bundled together.
Which to pick
Pick Neon if you want…
- Serverless Postgres with full backend suite
- Serverless Postgres only
- Integrations with Better Auth, Databricks or pgBouncer (on Neon's list, not Supabase's)
Pick Supabase if you want…
- Postgres-backed backend as a service
- Open-source Postgres backend
- Open-source code (supabase/supabase on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license)
- Integrations with React, Next.js or Flutter (on Supabase's list, not Neon's)
Neon provides serverless Postgres instances only, without the auth, storage and functions that Supabase bundles.
Side by side
- What it is
- Neon:Neon provides a serverless Postgres database with built-in auth, object storage, functions and an AI gateway.
- Supabase:Supabase is an open-source platform that provides a hosted Postgres database with auth, realtime, storage, edge functions and vector search.
- Best for
- Neon:Serverless Postgres with full backend suite
- Supabase:Postgres-backed backend as a service
- Who it’s for
- Neon:Developers building apps or agents that need instant, branchable backends.
- Supabase:Developers building web, mobile or AI apps who need a full backend without managing servers.
- Pricing
- Neon:Freemium
- Supabase:Freemium
- Plans
- Neon:Free $0
- Supabase:Free $0 · Pro $25 per month · Team $599 per month
- Open source
- Neon:—
- Supabase:Yes, 110,974 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Neon:Better Auth, Databricks, pgBouncer
- Supabase:React, Next.js, Flutter, Expo React Native, OpenAI, Hugging Face, Stripe
Neon features
- Serverless Postgres. Lakebase Postgres scales compute and storage independently and auto-scales in real time.
- Managed Auth. Fully-managed Better Auth integration provides free user authentication per database.
- Branchable Storage. S3-compatible object storage and database branches copy-on-write for isolated environments.
- Functions. Serverless functions run close to the database without timeouts.
- AI Gateway. Single API to access frontier and open-source models at cost-based rates.
- Autoscaling & Scale-to-Zero. Compute auto-adjusts to demand and scales to zero when idle, billed per CU-hour.
- High Availability & Read Replicas. Multi-AZ storage and read replicas are included on all plans.
- Extensions Library. Supports Postgres extensions such as pg_vector, PostGIS, TimescaleDB, etc.
Supabase features
- Managed Postgres. Each project gets its own dedicated Postgres instance with built-in Row Level Security.
- Authentication. User sign-up, login, social OAuth and MFA with automatic JWT handling.
- Realtime API. Live data synchronization for multiplayer or collaborative experiences.
- Edge Functions. Serverless functions that run close to the database without provisioning servers.
- Storage & CDN. File storage with 1 GB free, cached egress and basic CDN for serving assets.
- Vector Embeddings. Store, index and search vector embeddings via OpenAI or Hugging Face integrations.
- Instant REST/GraphQL APIs. Auto-generated APIs for any table, accessible via the client library.
- Dashboard & Tools. SQL/Table editors, RLS policy UI, log viewer and backup controls in a web console.
Neon vs Supabase FAQ
Is Neon or Supabase free?+
Neon has a free plan and paid plans. Supabase has a free plan; paid plans start at $25/month (Pro).
Is Neon or Supabase open source?+
Supabase is open source (supabase/supabase on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Neon.
Do Neon and Supabase integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Neon lists Better Auth, Databricks and pgBouncer; Supabase lists React, Next.js, Flutter, Expo React Native and 3 more.
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